When the Sunlight Foundation and ABC News spilled the coffee beans on Congress' addictive $2 million java and bagel habit, it'd be fair to say there are a lot of unhappy taxpayers calling foul.

It's even more of a surprise that the House Majority Whip, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, spent the lion's share for any one member at a whopping $95,000 on bagels and coffee and another $4,000 on bottled water.

Democrats, to be fair, are equally guilty of spending money that most Starbucks stores would drool at having come through their registers. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dished out $61,000 for bagels and coffee last year.

Such a use of money – from the discretionary budget used by congressional members to pay for everything from mail to entertaining lobbyists – is shameful waste of taxpayers' money.

One must ask whether Congress had ever truly embraced fiscal prudence by heeding advice made by financial prudence. Surely representatives can cut back on coffee habits by asking lobbyists to kick in a few thousand dollars or so, or pare back expenses by bringing in their own coffee from home.

In times of austerity, when the House GOP are clamoring for less government spending, surely it can take a page out of their own book by reducing spending on entertainment in general.

McCarthy's coffee tab alone could pay for a pair of mid-level employees.

With that much coffee, you would expect Congress to be alert enough to realize its spending habit is outrageous and cut back.

Something needs to change and that change must happen swiftly. If the House GOP wants to set an example, begin with scaling back on feeding the lobbyists.

McCarthy has the opportunistic to lead the pack in controlling how his office spends on breakfast goods and water.

If not, Congressional leaders may find that constituents will generously donate their own opinion by pelting them with day-old bagels.